Exhaustion is it's own debuff

Nermeria's second shift as a wench, or the term she would prefer, waitress, was incredibly similar to her first. Hand beers out, seat guests, give them food, collect their checks, repeat, repeat, repeat. It felt much longer, since it was. She was working from the beginning of dinner rush to its conclusion, and felt like she could fall asleep on her feet by the end.

Some of the repeat customers from the night before started the night out without a hint of class, groping her out in the open. Once, when she stumbled on her heels, an older geezer grabbed her by the waist to steady her. Thankfully, not everyone was complete assholes, and a nice couple bought her a mug, claimed she looked parch. Nermeria, feeling the thirst the minute they asked her, downed the mug without a second thought.

Soon enough, everybody in the bar seemed **** to get her a drink, and Nermeria tried her best to politely refuse. Still, by closing time, she was sure she'd had just a bit much too drink, stumbling as she was in the last 30 minutes of her shift. Her interface let her know the truth.

Buff (?) Gained:

Buzzed (Duration ??) - You've had a sip or two of ****, giving you a bit of a buzz. Any stat involving movement very minorly impacted.

Tipsy (Duration ??) - You've had more then a few drinks, and people are noticing. Any stat involving movement minorly impacted.

Minorly Drunk (Duration ??) - You've had more then a few drinks, and people are noticing. Any stat involving movement minor negatively impacted.

Drunk (Duration ??) - You've had more then a few drinks, and people are noticing. Any stat involving movement negatively impacted.

Damnit. Nermeria hadn't meant for it to go that far, and now she felt an idiot as she stumbled around the bar in no panties, with heels too tall for her. The customers didn't mind, and as she readied herself to exit the bar, she felt her bosom and the many coppers in it. Perhaps bar work wasn't the worst in the world. Heading to the changing room, Nermeria readied herself to finally be stripped of her NPC status and be free to log off and sleep.

Simon burst in, looking as drunk as he acted. "Rosey-red-cheeks, headin out without me?" He said, moving in to begin kissing Nermeria and feel up her body. Paralyzed by indecision, Nermeria let herself have a few seconds of kissing and touching, and then shoved him off her.

"I-I gotta change Simon. Lemme alone." She slurred out.

"Oh, fair lady, my apologies." He said in an accent that Nermeria couldn't tell was real or fake. "Now if I might, I need to confirm my suspicion." He said, flipping Nermeria's skirt up and gasping. "I knew it! We took wagers that ya weren't wearing panties ya naughty minx."

"Tha-that's none of your business! I just, well, forgot!" Nermeria pleaded, definitely not in her right mind for the conversation.

"Uh huh Miss Rosey. Here, let me make sure you didn't forget anything else...." Simon said, beginning to approach her. Nermeria, drunk as she might be, was not going to continue this line of reasoning. Summoning every inch of **** in her body, she threw her weight into Simon and kicked her from the room. Locking the door, she quickly stripped naked and made sure no accessory was still equipped.

Thankfully, the change occurred with zero problems. Simon, who seconds earlier had been banging at the door for 'Rose', looked at Nermeria with no interest, merely letting her pass unmolested.

Rushing home even in the commoners clothes and heels, Nermeria sighed in relief when she finally locked her homes door and was free of the wench outfit. God, what a stupid, stupid night. Not again.

Taking an elixir to help with the probable debuffs from the drunkenness, Nermeria sat on the edge of her bed, preparing for her heist the next day. With enough luck, she'd be in and out as an NPC, and most likely, not a single person would question what she was doing. Laying in bed, she was happy to let herself pass out and log out safely for the night.

The morning came easily, and Nermeria changed into her teller's uniform, sans panties. A stupid pop-up distracted her, and she realized she had missed several pop-ups the night before.

New Hidden Skill(s) Unlocked!:

Exhibitionism - Whether secretly or directly, you're starting to keep select pieces of clothing off willingly! Once you're an expert, who knows how far you might go!

Level 10 of ??

Heels - How great are you with an extra 6 inches of height? The heel skill is what answers that question, and as you advance, you'll be able to say proudly: better and better! Beware, as you advance with heels, you'll find it harder and more painful to not wear heels...

Level 20 of ??

Reputation(s) for - Asburn:

Empty-Headed (Lvl. 3). Description- Through your actions, you've acquired an existing reputation for being on the less bright side. This allows you to seem more approachable, yet opens you up to be targeted by more unscrupulous persons. (Increased due to continued errors in Wench minigame and forgetting the length of your break.)

Push-Over (Lvl. 2). Description- Through your actions, you've acquired a reputation amongst the population for being known as weak-willed and not the best at standing up for yourself. This makes you more likely to be seen as 'innocent' in cases of questionable guilt, but also makes you more likely to be taken advantage of. (Given due to failure to address groping in wench minigame and not standing up to your boss)

Debuff:

Hungover (Duration 12 hours) - A wild night of partying always has a rough morning after. All stats down by 5 percent.

Nermeria peaked out from her window, making sure their would be no surprises awaiting her when she left her house. Right. Get into the bank, start her shift, get the gold, and finally, head out.

Taking back alleys and side streets, she made it to the bank easily enough. Checking in with her punch card (another anachronistic feature in a medieval landscape), Nermeria sat at her desk, fulfilling transaction after transaction until her break neared. Perfect....

"Mr. Matthews wants you Rose." An old woman said, making her nod. Steeling herself for whatever perversion was coming next, she waltzed into his office. He was all business for a bit, congratulating her on how well she did her job, and then moving onto other subjects.

"Have you kept our deal?" He asked, causing making Nermeria nod nad bite her lip. He made her pull her pencil skirt down to show him, and his wicked grin filled her thoughts with fury. "Good, good. After lunch, come back here. We have much to discuss."

"Mr. Matthews, might I take a 30 minute break today? My head hurts from all the counting..." Nermeria said, knowing the man would fall for it. Sucker. He said yes, giving Nermeria even more time in the vault.

This time there was no scoping out or any worries. She walked directly into the vault, peaking over her shoulder just once. Gold bars sat out in the open, and Nermeria tugged one off. Not heavy, it still supplied some resistance to her yanks. Eventually, it came off, and almost immediately, the game replaced the asset with a new gold bar, in the exact same spot with the exact same look.

Nermeria, confused, tugged the same gold bar off and got the same result. Apparently, the game did not expect these to be touched. Filling her own inventory and knapsack with gold, Nermeria gasped when she looked to her left and noticed separate vaults, filled with goodies.

Apparently, when players stored items in the vault, it physically was stored in this actual metal container. Which meant....she could get high-level items by taking them from the vault. Taking more then 30 minutes to examine all the items, she tested it out on a necklace. Taking it from its stand, she realized it reappeared just like the gold bars, but still allowed her to keep a copy!

Fascinating! Nermeria poured over her inventory and nearly shrieked out of joy.

Items Acquired:

Gold Bar x 17 - The standard for the realms money supply, this gold can be redeemed at any bank for 5,000 gold coins a piece.

Necklace of Advancement (Lvl. 1) - A necklace made by a wizard centuries ago, this necklace increase all experience gains by 25 percent and increases base stats by 5 across the board.

Nermeria chuckled to herself. This was well worth the risk....